Empty Chairs Don't Pay The Bills
When you go to a baseball game, do you ever notice the empty seats? That’s missed money for the stadium. And guess what: the same goes for your practice.
Your exam chairs are like seats in a baseball stadium. Empty chairs equal lost revenue. A baseball team can’t sell yesterday’s seats, and neither can you.
You can’t reclaim today’s losses, but you can fill tomorrow’s seats. To keep chairs full every day, your team needs a capacity tracker.
Capacity trackers reveal how full (or empty) your schedule is. They help you identify hidden trends, like which days are under booked, and they show you where to add patients. If you don’t know how to make one, don’t worry. We have a capacity tracker in the Best Practices Association!
One more thing before you go. If you’re trying to fill empty chairs, you’ll want to hear this illuminating conversation between Kirk Behrendt and Dr. Barrett Straub. These two will help you turn your practice into a sold-out stadium!
Kirk Behrendt
Kirk Behrendt is a renowned consultant and speaker in the dental industry, known for his expertise in helping dentists create better practices and better lives. With over 30 years of experience in the field, Kirk has dedicated his professional life to optimizing the best systems and practices in dentistry. Kirk has been a featured speaker at every major dental meeting in the United States. His company, ACT Dental, has consistently been ranked as one of the top dental consultants in Dentistry Today's annual rankings for the past 10 years. In addition, ACT Dental was named one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States by Inc Magazine, appearing on their Inc 5000 list. Kirk's motivational skills are widely recognized in the dental industry. Dr. Peter Dawson of The Dawson Academy has referred to Kirk as "THE best motivator I have ever heard." Kirk has also assembled a trusted team of advisor experts who work with dentists to customize individual solutions that meet their unique needs. When he's not motivating dentists and their teams, Kirk enjoys coaching his children's sports teams and spending time with his amazing wife, Sarah, and their four children, Kinzie, Lily, Zoe, and Bo.
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